The Back

• 1). Cast on 78 stitches, using a number 3 needle. Knit one, purl one. Repeat to end. Continue for three inches. Use a gauge of 19 stitches and 26 rows for four inches.
  
  
• 2). Knit one,purl one for 11 stitches for the rib. Make one rib of 11 stitches. Repeat a second time for 12 stitches. Repeat one rib of 12 stitches until you get 84 stitches. Make one stitch by picking up a horizontal loop before the next stitch and knit in back of it.
  
  
• 3). Change to the larger needles and knit in a stockinette stitch for 81 rows. The back measures 15 1/2 inches.
  
  

Shape the Armholes

• 1). Begin the next two rows. Bind off two stitches, then decrease one stitch on each end for every other row. Repeat this nine times.
  
  
• 2). Decrease one stitch on each end of every third row. Repeat this seven times, decreasing one stitch on each end for every fifth row. Repeat this four times.
  
  
• 3). Knit 14 stitches to the center. Bind off the next 14 stitches, then knit to the end.
  
  

Complete Each Side Separately

• 1). Bind off two stitches at the neck edge for every other row. Repeat this three times, then knit one row. The back measures 25 inches.
  
  
• 2). Bind off the remaining seven stitches.
  
  
• 3). Rejoin the yarn to the remaining stitches on the wrong side and knit to end. Complete to match the first side.
  
  

The Front

• 1). Work the same as the back. Knit until you measure nine inches on the wrong side.
  
  
• 2). Divide the front neck and knit 34 stitches for the neck. Turn and place the remaining stitches on a stitch holder.
  
  
• 3). Decrease one stitch on the neck edge every 16th row. Repeat this five times. Decrease 80 more rows, ending on the wrong side. This should measure 15 1/2 inches.
  
  

Shaping the Armholes

• 1). Begin the next row. Bind off two stitches, decreasing one stitch at the beginning of every other row. Repeat this nine times.
  
  
• 2). Decrease one stitch on the end of every third row. Repeat this seven times, decreasing one stitch at the end of every fifth row. Repeat this four times.
  
  
• 3). Work until the front matches the back, then bind off the remaining stitches. With the right side facing, return to the remaining stitches. Leave the center 16 stitches on the holder for the center front neck.
  
  

The Finish and Making the Collar

• 1). Use the smaller needles. With the right side facing, pick up and knit 120 stitches evenly around the armhole. Bind off.
  
  
• 2). Create the collar. Using the smaller needles, return to 16 stitches on the holder for the center front neck on the right side.
  
  
• 3). Knit five stitches, make one, knit five, make one, knit five, then increase in the last stitch to make 19 stitches in total. This is the collar. Using the smaller needles, return to 16 stitches on the holder for the center front neck. This is the right side.